We suggest an updated estimate of the number of Esperanto speakers worldwide, based on the number
of people in Facebook who indicate that they speak the language. A simple calculation accompanied by reasonable refinements leads to
a number of approximately two million Esperanto users within the internet community alone, probably significantly more worldwide.

KEY WORDS

Esperanto, Esperanto speech community, Internet, social networks

CLASSIFICATION

JEL:

L86, O35

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